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S o, the decision was made. Two winners, no losers, joy in Mudville.
Paris got the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and L.A.’s consolation prize was the notable honor of hosting in 2028. Clearly, the third time is still a charm and now both cit...

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A few thoughts to share as we all try to catch a breath over the summer:
THE MOVING STORY AND GRACEFUL STYLE OF BILL HANCOCK: We get a number of visitors to our headquarters from organizations and executives that want to talk about their effo ...

I n the early years of sports on radio, landing even one sponsor was a challenge. In 1938 (before TV), for instance, four separate national radio networks carried the World Series as a public service! There were no ads at all.
In 1956, after W ...

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ust the other day, a friend of ours sent an email asking what trends to cover comprehensively during their first class teaching in a collegiate sports management program. We responded and thought the outcome interesting enough to develop for yo ...

T om Vernon was 20 when he arrived in Ghana to coach soccer in 1999. The young Brit was immediately transfixed when he looked out a car window at kids kicking a soccer ball.
“If you’ve been to West Africa and stop at the traffic lig ...

Editor’s note: This column is revised from the print edition.
A s the heart of civic life, sports teams have a unique opportunity to be a leader in the environmental change movement. The greatest civilizations in the world have center ...

Hats off to you for such a comprehensive and fair appraisal of where ESPN is in their business evolution ( SBJ June 26-July 2 issue ). Tuned in as I like to think I am, your article gave facts and figures I had not seen and shed a very clear light on where ESPN is and hopes to be. Many may not a ...

I can’t recall a year flying by as quickly as 2017 — can anyone believe we’re on the back nine of it? With that, here are 12 stories that caught my interest through June and what I’m watching for in the second half of a yea ...